AccuWeather Introduces AccuWeather.com Professional

Internet's Meteorological Workstation™ offers all the tools users need to view and evaluate the weather their way

(State College, PA, February 5, 2003) - The same comprehensive, interactive information that professional meteorologists use to forecast the weather, is now available to the public on the Internet thanks to AccuWeather, Inc., the world's leading commercial weather service. AccuWeather.com Professional features the most complete single-site meteorological workstation on the Internet, with all the tools users need to view and evaluate the weather in their own way.

By logging onto AccuWeather.com Professional at http://pro.accuweather.com/, meteorologists, operators of weather-sensitive businesses, and weather hobbyists can access the weather information they need right at their fingertips. With items such as a full line-up of the most important computer forecast models, unique full-screen radar and satellite displays, and detailed weather outlooks by nationally-acclaimed long-range forecaster Joe Bastardi, Professional offers everything needed to make sound weather-related decisions. Other AccuWeather.com Professional service features include:

- Tens of millions of user-defined maps for every variable in each model, and textual output for many models - Severe weather advisory displays optimized for continuous monitoring - Zoomable, interactive and layered weather mapping systems - Worldwide surface observation and historical data - High-resolution weather presentation graphics that explain daily weather patterns - The complete National Weather Service product database - Powerful search tools - Formats for handhelds/PDAs - 24X7x365 live, responsive customer service

Additional features being developed include hyper-localized weather data, the ability to compare different computer models, and TV-quality model animations.

"AccuWeather.com Professional was designed to serve AccuWeather's growing community of users who want to view a comprehensive set of weather information in its original format and assess this data in the way they see fit," said Joel N. Myers, AccuWeather's founder and president. "We are providing a one-stop shop for online weather that is unmatched on the Internet."

AccuWeather.com Professional was designed in consultation with AccuWeather's 90 expert meteorologists, the largest group of expert forecasting meteorologists under one roof anywhere in the world. The content was further refined during a free beta trial.

AccuWeather.com Professional is available for a special introductory rate of $9.95 per month or $99.88 per year, a discount from the regular rate of $14.95 per month or $149.88 per year. A free 30-day trial to Professional is available for users wishing to evaluate the service.

More information about the Professional service is available on the AccuWeather.com Professional website at http://pro.accuweather.com. The service launched on January 20, 2003.

About AccuWeather and AccuWeather.com

AccuWeather.com, The World's Weather Authority®, provides a portfolio of products and services through the airwaves, via the Internet, in print, and behind the scenes that benefit hundreds of millions of people worldwide. AccuWeather.com services more than 130,000 paying customers in media, business, government and institutions, and millions more through the website. AccuWeather.com also provides content onto more than 1200 Internet sites including CNN Interactiv, ABC's owned and operated stations, The Associated Press©, The Washington Post and The New York Times.

To speak with an AccuWeather meteorologist about breaking weather news, contact 814-235-8650.

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